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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Josh Salisbury

THE TRUTH ABOUT: London philharmonia violinist has priceless instrument stolen from camden pub by thief - The Untold Story

David López Ibáñez, a violinist with London’s Philharmonia Orchestra, had their 300-year-old violin stolen in Canonbury - (Supplied)

An award-winning violinist at a prestigious London orchestra has told of their devastation after their “priceless” 300-year-old violin was stolen from an Islington pub on Tuesday evening.

David López Ibáñez, a 2nd violinist with London’s Philharmonia Orchestra, was dining with a friend at the Marquess Tavern in Canonbury on Tuesday evening when a thief secretly snatched the violin from their side.

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